The St. Johns herald., 1887-05-12
We make the following extracts

tory as prepared by the Code Com mission appointed by the last Leg islature, and now in the hands of the public printer:
 J Section 2S0. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being, without malice. Itis of two kinds.
 1st. Voluntary-Upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.
 2d. Involuntary-in the commis sion of an unlawful act, not amount ing to felony, or in the commission of lawful act which might pro- duce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circum- spection.
 Sec. 2S1. Manslaughter is pun ishable by imprisonment in the Territorial prison not exceeding ten years.
 Sec. 612. Ifany pharmacist, drug gist, apothecary or other person shall sell or barter, or give away any such poison as:
 Subdivision 1. Arsenic and it's preparations, prussic acid, cyanide of potassium and all metallic cya- hides, strychnine and all poisonous vegetable alkaloids and their salts, aconite and it's preparations, and tartar emetic.
 Subdivision 2. Belladonna, CO., nium, cantharides, corrosive subli- mate, hembane, nuxvomica, savin oil, ergot, digitalis and thelr phar- maceutical proportions, croton oil, chloroform, chloral dydrate, sul- phate of zinc, mineral acids, car bolic acid, oxalic acid, opium and all preparations of opium, except paregoric and other preparations Of opium, containing less than two grains to the ounce, without dis tinctly labelling the bottle, box, yes sel or package with the name of the poisonous drug or chemical con- tained therein, the word poison" and vignette representing skull and cross-bones, and the name and place of business of the seller, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Sec. SIS. If any pharmacist, druggist, apothecary or any other person shall sell or deliver any of the poison mentioned in subdivi- sion one of the preceding section without, before delivering 10 the buyer, making or causing to be made, an entry in book kept for that purpose only, stating the date of sale, the name and address of the purchaser, the name and quan- tity of the poison sold, the purpose for which it is (stated by the pur- chaser) to be required and the name of the dispenser, he shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
 Sec. GA. If any pharmacist, drug gist, apothecary or any other per son shall fail to keep such a book as is mentioned in the preceding sectian, or shall fail to keep such a book always open for inspection by the proper authorities and preserve such book for at least one year, he is guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Sec. 615. The provisions of the preceding three sections shall not apply to the dispensing of poison in not unusual doses or quantities upon prescriptions of legitimate practitioners of medicine; and nothing contained in the foregoing | sections shall apply to or interfere with the business or sale of medi- cine in the original packages of the manufacturer.
 Sec. 616. Any person who, in making application to purchase and receive, or purchase or receive any of the poisons, substance or liquids mentioned in section 612 of this code, shall give false or fcti- tious name or address to the apoth- ecary, druggist or other person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred ($500) dollars, or by imnrisonment in the cOuntv iail